Therapist Bio and Credentials
In 1995 I helped establish and instructed for several years in a massage certification program at Johnson County Community College in the Kansas City Metro area. In the past thirty years my time has been divided between teaching and performing bodywork.
I love this work and am humbled by it. Each person who comes to my office is treated as who they are: A unique individual whose body has unique needs and an interesting story to tell.
Licenses/ Certifications / Memberships
Licensed by the State of New Hampshire # 8130
Licensed by the State of Missouri # 2002005575
Member of the American Massage Therapy Association # 18201
General Massage Experience
Self-employed massage therapist – Advanced Massage Therapies, LLC (1990-present)
Massage therapist, Carriage Club, Kansas City, MO (2006-2013)
Massage therapist, New Life Massage, Kansas City, MO (2005-2021)
Massage therapist, St. Luke’s Health Enhancement Center, Kansas City, MO (1998-2010)
Massage therapist, Alpha Chiropractic Center, Kansas City, MO (1990-1994)
Sports Massage Experience Member, AMTA
National Sports Massage Team (1992-1998) Director, Missouri Sports Massage Team (1999) Sports Massage Therapist, a Big 12 football team (NCAA rules restrict disclosing name) (2008-2017)
Sports Massage Therapist, KC Wizards (now Sporting KC) of Major League Soccer (1996-1997) Sports Massage Therapist, Kansas City Attack of National Professional Soccer League (1995-1996)
Event Director for Sports Massage, U.S. Open Volleyball Championships (1991 & 1997)
Veterans Administration National Wheelchair Games (1996)
Sports Massage Therapist, U.S. Open Swimming Championships
NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (1995)
Massage Teaching Experience Instructor
New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts, Nashua, NH (anatomy/phys), (2021-present) Instructor
WellSpring School of Allied Health, Kansas City, MO (anatomy/phys, kinesiology, pathology, sports massage, advanced massage, neuromuscular massage, common medical conditions, ethics), (2005-2021)
Adjunct Faculty Member – Metropolitan Community College Kansas City, MO (anatomy/phys), 2019
Adjunct Faculty Member – Butler Community College, El Dorado, KS (sports massage), (2002-2012)
Adjunct Faculty Member – Professional Massage Training Institute, Springfield, MO (sports massage), (2001 – 2010)
Adjunct Faculty Member – Johnson County Community College Therapeutic Massage Certification Program, Overland Park, KS (kinesiology, sports massage, Swedish massage, onsite massage, cryotherapy), (1995 – 2008)
Instructor for partner massage, Lamaze/birthing classes, KU Medical Center, Kansas City, KS (1994-1998)
Education
BSE – Physical Education, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (1976)
BA – Elementary Education, University of Missouri KC, Kansas City, MO (2002)
Graduate – International Academy of Neuromuscular Therapies, St. Petersburg, FL (1992) Graduate – Massage Therapy Training Institute, Kansas City, KS (1990)
MA – Recreation Administration, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (1978)
